Confirmed: Beyonce DID lip-synch at the inauguration — Beyonce Knowle's flawless performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” at the inauguration was entirely lip-synched, Page Six has confirmed. A rep for the United States Marine Band revealed that she decided to perform to a pre-recorded track at the last minute.

Lautenberg: Booker ‘entitled’ to run, but no decision yet — WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who might face a 2014 primary challenge from Newark Mayor Cory Booker, said his fellow Democrat is “entitled” to run if he chooses to but suggested that he had to give a “spanking” to his potential rival for so openly coveting his seat.

Two shot at Lone Star College in north Houston — HOUSTON (KTRK) — A campus spokesperson has confirmed shots have been fired on the campus of Lone Star College in north Houston. Two victims have suffered gunshot wounds, according to the Harris County Emergency Corp.

Biden's moves spark talk of a 2016 presidential bid — Washington (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden met with Democratic Party delegates Tuesday afternoon, the latest move he's made over the past few days that could be considered an early signal that the vice president may be laying the groundwork …

The Collective Turn — The best Inaugural Addresses make an argument for something. President Obama's second one, which surely has to rank among the best of the past half-century, makes an argument for a pragmatic and patriotic progressivism. — His critics have sometimes accused …

Local GOP official hangs American flag upside down — McKEESPORT, Pa. — The head of the Mon Valley Republican party hung a flag upside down on Monday — the day of President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration. — Hanging for all to see outside of the party's meeting spot …

The American Case Against a Black Middle Class — I went on a Twitter rant yesterday because I'd finished Isabel Wilkerson's phenomenal The Warmth Of Other Suns. The book is a narrative history of the Great Migration through the eyes of actual migrants. Several points stick out for me.

What do the Beltway moderates actually want? — Centrist thinkers keep begging Barack Obama to pursue “bipartisan” goals he already supports — As David Brooks taught us last week, Barack Obama's cunning plan to sabotage and undermine the Republican Party is to repeatedly force them to act …

Sarkozy's plans 'to dodge new 75% French tax rate by moving to London with wife Carla and setting up £1bn private equity fund' — Nicolas Sarkozy is preparing to move to London to set up a billion pounds plus investment fund, it was claimed today. — If the move goes ahead …

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